US based Researchers have found that cannabis use is linked to a doubled risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
In the study, published in the journal Heart, they found that due to increased usage among young people who prefer it to alcohol, the perception of risk around marijuana has declined.
Data analysed were from 24 studies published from 2016 to 2023 even as the the authors wrote, but added there were some study limitations, including potential imprecise dosage measurements.
There are calls to reclassify the drug to a less dangerous category under the Controlled Substances Act while the authors called for the drug to “be treated like tobacco: not criminalized but discouraged,” including added protection of bystanders from secondhand exposure.
They also called for more research on whether cardiovascular risks are limited to inhaled products, which made up the majority of cases in the meta-analysis, or extend to other forms of cannabis exposure
